It was 'All Quiet On The West End Front' as Chelsea battled to their first title for five years and the 52-year-old's third with the club.

The home support weren't helped by the fact Palace's travelling support are so passionate.

Maybe it was arrogance, with the Stamford Bridge faithful assuming the win, and the crown, was in the bag.

But Mourinho ought to recognise his team didn't do a whole lot to get them in the party mood.

To be fair the decibels went up a bit in the second-half after some less-than-subtle antics from The Special One.

Around the 37th minute he had a wry laugh with fourth official Lee Probert, saying "we're playing at home!", pointing to the Palace fans.

CHAMPIONS: Chelsea clinched the title against Palace [GETTY]

"Mourinho's right, your fans are sh**e", they sung and Mourinho seemed to nod in approval.

At half-time he pointed to those fans again, with a thumbs-up, then motioned sleeping to the Chelsea support.

It helped, but it was a strange way to go about being crowned the best in the land.

Mourinho spent most of the match with his hands buried deep in his suit pockets.

In the 86th minute he seemed to be staring out the packed North Stand.

Maybe he had been less than impressed with them singing 'One Di Matteo' and 'Vialli' in homage to previous bosses.

NO PARTY: Mourinho seemed disappointed with the fans [GETTY]

They also sang the names of favourites like Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Frank Lampard and, after the latter, Mourinho was spotted muttering "oh f**k off".

Mourinho is a complex man, with great expectations of his players and his fans, who he criticised openly after the home defeat of QPR in November, saying playing at home was like playing in an empty stadium.

The Eagles' lot kept it up in the second half, chanting "Jose's a Palace fan".

This was the sort of party where the toast was more cider than champagne, because there was nothing classy about the Blues' third 1-0 victory in five games.

In the 87th minute owner Roman Abramovich was captured by the cameras with his head resting in his right hand.

He did smile and clap at the final whistle, but you can't help but think the Russian tycoon will demand more entertainment next season, just as he did when Mourinho's first stint stretched on.

In fact, Mourinho ended the game with EIGHT of his 10 outfield players having defensive roles at the club.

He did not smile at the end, but did give a little punch as he went to congratulate his bench.

Like the fans, the reaction was muted although on the pitch the joy was there for all to see, with skipper John Terry looking close to tears.

As for how they won it, the Blues needed a Friend to help them.

After playing a one-two with Willian, Eden Hazard tumbled in the box after a James McArthur stuck out a leg and ref Kevin Friend gave a penalty.

If there was contact, it was minimal, but the Footballer of the Year picked himself up to score, following up with a header after Julian Speroni saved his weak 45th minute effort.

"He's going to dive in a minute," said the Palace fans of the Belgium star in the 49th minute.

They were 60 seconds out as he did go to ground again after another McArthur challenge 35 yards from goal in the 51st minute. This time there was no whistle.

Now you have to feel for Liverpool skipper Steve Gerrard.

Next week he comes to Stamford Bridge and will be duty-bound to organise a guard of honour for the new champions a year after his slip against them at Anfield wrecked his hopes of a winner's medal.